4.7 magnitude earthquake recorded in Southern Iran

Muscat: An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude was monitored in Southern Iran on Tuesday, the Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC) at the Sultan Qaboos University said.

"An earthquake in Southern Iran with a magnitude of 4.7 at 3.11 pm MCT and at a depth of 10 km has been recorded. The earthquake was recorded 659 km away from Khasab," EMC said in a statement.